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Alison Perry-Davies
Ali has been using art as part of her healing journey-both personally andprofessionally-for over forty years. She has been writing songs, poems, and stories and is abest-selling author. She has emb...view moreAli has been using art as part of her healing journey-both personally andprofessionally-for over forty years. She has been writing songs, poems, and stories and is abest-selling author. She has embraced painting and photography as avenues to release traumaand bring hope.Ali is trained in several counselling modalities including the humanistic approach, basiccounselling skills, and Elijah House training. She has diplomas in both theology and ministryand worked in ministry for over twenty years. Ali also earned an advanced diploma in humanresource management as well as a diploma in holistic integrated creative arts therapy. As alifelong learner, Ali has found many ways to facilitate communication and healing.Ali worked as a disability case manager for the British Columbia Aboriginal Networkon Disabilities Society where she learned so much from the beautiful culture and traumatichistory of Indigenous people in Canada and around the world.Ali has many years experience as a volunteer for a variety of nonprofit organizationsand is certified in nonviolent crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and as a Lifeline phonecounsellor for crisis intervention.She has sat on the boards for Esquimalt and Aldergrove Military Family ResourceCentres and the National Board for Military Family Resource Support serving as chairperson,secretary, and public relations, and she was a board member for Family Support Institute ofBritish Columbia and the National Board for Visitable Housing.Ali lives a life poured out into building healthy relationships in families, organizations,and the communities she serves in.view less
Books by Alison Perry-Davies
The Art of Healing Trauma: Finding Joy through Creativity, Spirituality, and Forgiveness